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In memoriam: Professor Jules François
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In Memoriam:
Professor Jules Fraqois
May 24, 190%August Ophthalmology has lost one of its giants of the twentieth century. I first met Jules Francois through his 1954 article reporting his observation that ocular pressure increased with the application of cortisone drops during the treatment of vernal catarrh. This was an astute clinical observation and the report documented for the first time the production by pharmacologic means of a disease resembling glaucoma in humans. Subsequently I had the opportunity to meet Jules Francois personally and have enjoyed his company through correspondence and meetings over the years. Professor Francois was a committed international physician and a prominent leader in international organizations in ophthalmology. It was because of his vast involvement with the worldwide ophthalmologic community that he was invited to join the
13, 1984
SURVEY’s Editorial Board as head of a section named “Ophthalmology International.” His editorial talents were many and his innumerable publications (more than 1800 papers and textbooks!) on every subject in ophthalmology made him a renowned figure with numerous acquaintances the world over. Jules Francois observed astutely and communicated effectively. He required very little sleep and had indefatigable energy and drive. He was a universal ophthalmologist, a Renaissance figure in an era when ophthalmology was undergoing a tremendous increase of its basic knowledge and potential. Future generations of ophthalmologists will have difftculty matching the likes of him! BERNARD SCHWARTZ, M.D., EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
168
PH.D.
In Memoriam:
Professor Jules Fraqois
May 24, 190%August Ophthalmology has lost one of its giants of the twentieth century. I first met Jules Francois through his 1954 article reporting his observation that ocular pressure increased with the application of cortisone drops during the treatment of vernal catarrh. This was an astute clinical observation and the report documented for the first time the production by pharmacologic means of a disease resembling glaucoma in humans. Subsequently I had the opportunity to meet Jules Francois personally and have enjoyed his company through correspondence and meetings over the years. Professor Francois was a committed international physician and a prominent leader in international organizations in ophthalmology. It was because of his vast involvement with the worldwide ophthalmologic community that he was invited to join the
13, 1984
SURVEY’s Editorial Board as head of a section named “Ophthalmology International.” His editorial talents were many and his innumerable publications (more than 1800 papers and textbooks!) on every subject in ophthalmology made him a renowned figure with numerous acquaintances the world over. Jules Francois observed astutely and communicated effectively. He required very little sleep and had indefatigable energy and drive. He was a universal ophthalmologist, a Renaissance figure in an era when ophthalmology was undergoing a tremendous increase of its basic knowledge and potential. Future generations of ophthalmologists will have difftculty matching the likes of him! BERNARD SCHWARTZ, M.D., EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
168
PH.D.